Shahnawaz Tanai

Shahnawaz Tanai (born 1950) was Chief of the Army Staff of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1990.

Biography
Tanai was born in Khost Province in 1950, and was a general of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War. He served as Chief of the Army Staff from 1986 to 1990, when he attempted to overthrow his former friend and the current president, Mohammad Najibullah. He was fired, but two years later the Northern Alliance seized power from Najibullah.

Today, Tanai is still involved in Afghan politics, although he is accused of being sent by Pakistan's ISI to influence politics in Afghanistan to help Pakistan.